February 15, 1839
- This article is about the Quebec film. For the date, see February 15 and 1839.
15 février 1839 | |
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Directed by | Pierre Falardeau |
Produced by |
René Chenier Marc Daigle Bernadette Payeur |
Written by | Pierre Falardeau |
Starring |
Luc Picard Sylvie Drapeau Frédéric Gilles Julien Poulin Denis Trudel |
Music by | Jean St-Jacques |
Cinematography | Alain Dostie |
Editing by | Claude Palardy |
Studio |
Téléfilm Canada Cinépix Film |
Distributed by | Christal Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
Box office | $248,093[1] |
February 15, 1839 (original title: 15 février 1839) is a 2001 Quebec historical drama film. Directed by Pierre Falardeau, it is about the incarceration at the Pied-du-Courant Prison and the execution by hanging there of Patriote participants of the Lower Canada Rebellion. Those rebels sought to make Lower Canada, now Quebec, a republic independent from the British Empire.
It features as characters the historical figures François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier, his wife Henriette and Charles Hindelang.
Pierre Falardeau said that Telefilm Canada approved Michel Brault's 1999 movie Quand je serai parti... vous vivrez encore as an excuse to initially deny funds for 15 février 1839.[citation needed] It released in the United States by Lionsgate on January 26, 2001.
Cast
- Luc Picard - François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier
- Sylvie Drapeau - Henriette De Lorimier
- Frédéric Gilles - Charles Hindelang
- Denis Trudel - Jacques Yelle
- Julien Poulin - Curé Marier
- Yvon Barrette - Osias Primeau
See also
- Patriote movement
- Quebec nationalism
- Quebec independence movement
- History of Quebec
- Timeline of Quebec history
References
- ↑ "15 février 1839 (2001)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. Retrieved October 9, 2011.